THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS

New Year’s Allocutions

In lieu of resolutions, I figured I’d just make some bold statements

I have never been all that enthusiastic on traditional New Year’s resolutions, by which I mean I have never once in my life resolved to do anything particularly new or different just because the calendar flipped from one year to the next. I do not like being told what to do, and am especially resistant to being told when to do it, so coming up with a list of things I will or will not do in the coming year, on the eve of said year, seems fundamentally absurd and pointless and entirely against my better nature.

The very idea of launching into a campaign of renewal and self-improvement simply because of a change in the date on the calendar has about as much chance of long term effect on your life as deciding to get in shape while on vacation. Neither is likely to last beyond the end of the week and the new sneakers will still end up in the bottom of the closet, hardly worn.

“Trying to predict the future is like driving down a country road at night with no lights while looking out the back window.”

— Peter Drucker